Cleopatra & Bitumen of Judea

Bitumen of Judea

The Wonders of Fernando Castro Pacheco’s Murals in Mérida

Noli me tangere & Mary Magdalene

Noli me tangere is the Latin version of a phrase spoken, according to John 20:17, by Jesus to Mary…

Odalisques & Post Odalisques Odalisques

Sotheby’s has announced that “Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)” (1917) by the Italian artist…

La Rendija — Don Tirso de Irureta Goyena

Almost two years ago when me moved from our large Kerrisdale, Vancouver house to our…

Arts Umbrella Dance Company — An Excercise in Excellence

Gambas

Gambas

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Braguetas, Braguetazos & Mangueras

In 1968 in Mexico City I saw a woman in a miniskirt, with long blonde hair and splendidly shaped…

The Incongruence of Congruence

On Wednesday, February 10 2017 I wrote the blog below. I keep remembering the word congruence as Rosemary…

Death — Cats & Shoe Boxes

My high school friend Lee Lytton III died a few days ago. He was 74. I am 75. This has been happening a lot so I…